NSW Attorney-General Mark Speakman made it very clear the government would block the proposed law, introduced to parliament by The Greens on Wednesday, that would legalise the drug,
Date Time
Parramatta welcomes new NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal
City of Parramatta Council has welcomed the opening of a new NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal registry in Parramatta as it continues to advocate for an expanded Parramatta CBD Justice Precinct.
“A new state-of-the-art NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal registry in the Parramatta CBD is a huge win for the people of Western Sydney,” City of Parramatta Lord Mayor Cr Bob Dwyer said.
“As Parramatta continues grow, servicing a region of more than two million people, we look forward to more critical services like NCAT being located in the centre of global Sydney.”
Women Safety NSW CEO Hayley Foster says the act of coercive control is the "single-biggest precursor to domestic homicide" as she pushes for the criminalisation of the behaviour in Australia.
Submissions closed yesterday for the NSW inquiry into coercive control, tasked with reviewing submissions and calling for hearings so people can give evidence and report to the Attorney-General Mark Speakman by the end of June.
"We're really pleased the NSW government has taken this step," Ms Foster said
"We're hoping to see our recommendations around a very carefully worded provision that makes sure we get the balance right to criminalise conduct that is described to us as victim-survivors across the country as being the most damaging and dangerous aspect of the abuse they've experienced."
Coercive control is already criminalised in certain parts of Europe.
Ice crisis: Ex-addicts slam Mark Speakman s warning plan dailytelegraph.com.au - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from dailytelegraph.com.au Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.